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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
SB3509 Introduced 2/8/2012, by Sen. Pamela J. Althoff SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board or board of county commissioners of a county to prohibit the use of coal tar pavement product on all roadways, driveways, and parking lots within the county. Defines "coal tar" and "coal tar pavement product".
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| | SB3509 | | LRB097 20028 KMW 65342 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section |
| 5 | | 5-1134 as follows:
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| 6 | | (55 ILCS 5/5-1134 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 5-1134. Use of coal tar. The county board or board of |
| 8 | | county commissioners of a county may prohibit the use of coal |
| 9 | | tar pavement products on all roadways, driveways, and parking |
| 10 | | lots within the county. For the purposes of this Section, "coal |
| 11 | | tar" means a viscous substance obtained by the combustion of |
| 12 | | coal and containing levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons |
| 13 | | in excess of 10,000 milligrams per kilogram. "Coal tar" |
| 14 | | includes, but is not limited to, refined coal tar, high |
| 15 | | temperature coal tar, or coal tar pitch. "Coal tar" does not |
| 16 | | include any substance listed under Sections 3.135 or 3.140 of |
| 17 | | the Environmental Protection Act. "Coal tar pavement product" |
| 18 | | means a material that contains coal tar that is intended for |
| 19 | | use as a pavement sealant.
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